For (A) to make sense, isn't it necessary that we need to assume that "informing people to make better choice" is journalism's only purpose?

Otherwise, say if journalism might have another purpose (say entertainment), gossip might fit such potential purpose. Hence, we couldn't be able to reasonbly conclude that gossip is sometimes included for nonjournalistic purpose.

Could anyone explain where my thought process went wrong? thanks.

Admin Note: https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-76-section-2-question-15/

Currently averaging –2-3 on RC sections. Misses are confined almost exclusively to 4- and 5-level difficulty questions. Basics are on point, and I generally feel calm and composed during PTs.

Question: Is it worth going through RC sections in post-BR reviews, i.e., in review sessions 2-3 days after taking and BRing a PT? If so, advice on how to effectively conduct such review would be greatly appreciated.

For context, average score of 5 most recent PTs is a 173.

Any strategies/tips for improving?

How many weeks did it take you to see improvement whether you solely self-studied or did a combo of self-study + tutor (1-2 sessions) every week?

And on that note, can anyone recommend a tutor that helps you by listening to your reasoning (i.e., for eliminating A/C and picking the correct AC) and telling you where said reasoning is flawed?

Looking for someone to review a couple LR sections with before the January test.

Currently averaging -6 and would like to review with someone for the next 2 weeks or so.

Lmk if interested!

Hello All,

Just as many of you, I struggle with reading comprehension. However, I am new to 7Sage and would like strengthen my RC score, but I understand that it is one of the later sections we go through in the core curriculum. Would anyone know if it's fine to simply start learning about the RC sections, or would you suggest that I take things in order.

Thanks!

I am planning on re taking my LSAT again and am thinking about taking the March 2022 LSAT. Is that considered late in the cycle for the Fall 2022 semester? Thanks in advance.

Edit: Would taking the February 2022 LSAT be a better idea? Thanks again.

Study partner willing to meet ASAP

So I decided to take another year to do this again & aiming for June but after 9 months of doing nothing but work, study, repeat I think I burned myself out. Any advice for starting again? I don’t think studying 24/7 helped - it may have harmed actually. I’ve been trying to get back into studying the last couple weeks but have been unable to get myself to do it.

I need advice on "setting up" matching games. I seem to have the most difficulty with number restrictions and being able to swiftly move through these games. Does a "catch all" approach exist when dealing with these types of setups, at least, in order to get started? I feel as if these are preventing me from breaking into the 150s. I'm at a 148 right now and it's driving me mad.

While keeping track of my errors in LR I notice I'm more prone to making errors in questions that I would typically get right (PSA, SA, PF, PR) when those questions are at the end of the section.

Notwithstanding the fact that being at the end of the section can sometimes indicate that a question type can be harder, I personally find my issue is that these Q types require a lot of mental power to keep tedious information organized, more than other Q types (maybe because they can sometimes be heavy on conditional logic, not really sure?)

Anyways, I was wondering if anyone has tried hunting for specific question types and if they would recommend that strategy to me? I wonder if this would be beneficial to get the 'formulaic' questions (like the parallel reasoning/flaw) out of the way while my brain is in the mood to tackle them properly. I recently got a 3 star PSA question wrong and was kicking myself in BR, I can't figure out why I would have selected the AC that I selected and can only conclude it was because I was fatigued.

Would love to hear your thoughts!

Hi!

I was wondering what your approach is when completing the RC section. I tend to start with the passage that has the most questions, but I'm realizing that the last two tend to be harder, so I end up with -7 or -8. Would it make more sense to start with the harder passages first? I would appreciate any feedback/tips! Thanks.

Hi, is anyone willing to do a free tutoring session? I have been studying for months and I feel as If my score isn't moving. My exam is in Jan. Thank you guys.

Hello! I am having trouble with main point questions. These questions to me have the hardest ACs to distinguish from each other. I am doing well in my studies, with a typical low 170s score and usualy -4/-5 but can be up to -7 on RC. I find that I always get a main point question wrong. Even if I feel i have a solid understanding of the passage and get no other questions wrong for that passage.

Any tips? What processes or tricks do you guys use for main point questions?

Hey all. I am currently PTing between 169-171. Over half my wrong answers come from RC, which I have admittedly done very, very little practice with. I usually go -5 to -7. Has anyone found success with the memory method?

My tactic has always been to read the passage deeply for 3-4 minutes, highlighting and notating the crap out of it, and doing the questions quickly. I am unwilling to change this tactic at the moment because I am taking my first LSAT in January.

Is there any way to sort analytics based on type of passages for reading comp? I want to see the overall trends in comparative passages I've done in PTs to see which questions I've most commonly missed so I can focus on those. #help

Hi, all I have decided to use Loophole for LR and 7sage for games. I wanted to ask since I will not be doing the LR CC for 7 sage which videos I should watch from the CC to prepare me for the logic needed in the LG section that's it thanks!

#help

PT51 LG#2

Regarding rule #2,

/K and /L → J

I think the contrapositive of this should be,

= J-K and J-L

Why JY skipped 1) and 2)?

Did I miss something?

Admin Note: https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-51-section-4-game-2/

Hi everyone,

Typically, I average between -4 and -2 in untimed LG sections. I have recently introduced timing into preparing for the LSAT and my score is usually between -8 and -6.

I've noticed that the reason why I get certain questions wrong is because I don't spend enough time upfront making inferences or splitting game boards. So, I end up spending most of my time using brute force to answer the questions.

I wanna get better at making inferences and seeing easily how games can be split up during the timed sections. Does any one have any input on what I should do going forward? I have heard of the foolproof method but have not tried it yet. I'm also open to any other suggestions!

Thank you!

I initially picked E, but with BR I picked B and I know clearly why its the right answer, but why is E wrong?

Admin note: https://classic.7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-92-section-1-question-13/

Where do I find evidence to support the correct answer choice (E)?

Answer B vs A....why?

One of the main goals in reading comprehension is to accurately and descriptively identify the tone of the author of the passage. I did find a list of words on an academic website that are used to convey the tone of the author. However, it would be more beneficial if we try on our own to think and come up with a list. Also, for each word, try to give a quick explanation/meaning of the word!

I will start us out with a few.

The authors tone could be:

Curious - fascinated with the subject of the passage and wants to explore the topic further.

Approving - reinforces the topics presented in the passage and is willing to promote it.

Indifferent - Is neutral with the information discussed in the passage, neither positive or negative.

I noticed that the comparative passages started at PT 52 and go only up to PT 88. Have they changed the later/most recent RC sections to not have a comparative passage? Will there be a comparative passage on future tests?

Usually 1 of them is because I change my answer from correct during timed to incorrect during untimed. Do I redo these sets? I already used up all 12.

A ---> B --SOME--> C; therefore A ----> C, is that a valid argument?

I know A ---Some--> C is an invalid argument, but I am unsure about the not some situation.